STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CH

RNS Number : 3840C

Vodafone Group Plc

12 November 2009

 



12 November 2009

VODAFONE AND CHUNGHWA TELECOM SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Vodafone and Chunghwa Telecom, the leading telecoms operator in Taiwan, today jointly announce that they have signed a non-equity Partner Market agreement to provide customers with high quality communications services and enhanced roaming arrangements.

Under the terms of this partner market agreement, Chunghwa has exclusive access to a range of products, services and devices from Vodafone in Taiwan. Chunghwa will also be able to draw on Vodafone's experience in supply chain management, technology development, the acquisition of enterprise customers as well as improved inter-working between networks.

The partnership with Chunghwa will allow Vodafone to offer its customers a range of services, which utilise "home" network capabilities as well as extended coverage within Taiwan. The two companies will provide additional support to Vodafone Global Enterprise customers, who have a presence in the region and will, in the future, be able to benefit from added Vodafone business solutions such as Vodafone Mobile Broadband and BlackBerry from Vodafone.

With the addition of the Chunghwa partnership in Taiwan, Vodafone is truly establishing a strong presence in Asia - building on our existing relationships with partners like China Mobile, SmarTone-Vodafone in Hong Kong, M1 in Singapore, Celcom in Malaysia, Dialog in Sri Lanka, dtac in Thailand, SoftBank in Japan, and Vodafone Fiji plus Vodafone's existing operations in India, Australia and New Zealand. This is helping improve our roaming footprint in the Asia Pacific region, providing our customers with a greatly enhanced service.

Richard Daly, CEO, Vodafone Partner Markets, commented: "Our agreement with Chunghwa, the leading operator in Taiwan, is a great opportunity for Vodafone to build its presence in this economically important Asian market. This partnership will deliver enhanced roaming capabilities for our respective customers, as well as realise significant benefits for enterprises in the region through the superior connectivity achievable through Vodafone's business products." 

Quote from Shyue-Ching Lu, Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom:

"Chunghwa's cooperation with Vodafone today is good news for both Chunghwa and Vodafone customers as both brands can broaden their international market presence. We are very pleased to be able to provide our customers membership of the world's largest mobile community. With this cooperation, we will be able to leverage the Vodafone network to extend our superior service quality and provide added support to the overseas operations of Taiwanese businesses. International roaming is only just the beginning of our cooperation with Vodafone. Looking forward, the cooperation will be extended to joint procurement and the sharing of world-class products and technologies. Through this partnership we will be able to better serve our market leading subscriber base and enable us to better support our corporate customers."

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About Vodafone

Vodafone is the world's leading international mobile communications group with approximately 323 million proportionate customers as at 30 September 2009. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide. For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com

About Vodafone Partner Markets

Vodafone Partner Markets are a series of strategic alliances across the globe between Vodafone Group and mobile network operators which Vodafone does not own. Instead, Vodafone has leveraged its global brand, and international products and services to agree partnerships which enable its partners to offer products and services under the Vodafone name. Partner Markets vary from full Vodafone branding agreements through to product branding, roaming and service resale agreements. In addition to offering Vodafone products and services to partner companies' customers, Vodafone customers, when roaming on partner networks, are able to seamlessly access a range of services familiar to them from their home markets.

Chunghwa Telecom Business Group Marketing Dept

Shunna Shieh  Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

Uniter Pacific PR

Yulun Chou Tel: [phone]#827 / [phone] [e-mail]

Damon Huang  Tel:  [phone]#825 / [phone] [e-mail]

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